I am committed to curbing the death of restaurants in 2017 and beyond. While our industry faces a real uphill battle with rising employee costs, rising rental rates and more, my focus is on what I can affect. That mostly covers my food, drink and restaurant...

I’ve been in “the game” of restaurants almost 30 years. I’ve owned several, worked for a large company for 8 years…and I’d say I’m decently “cool” for my stage in life. But this isn’t about being cool....